Combined trunk and dressing-case.



No. 630,587. Patented Aug. '8", I899.

E. P. H. CARRAWAY. COMBINED TRUNK AND DRESSING CASE.

(Application filed Mar. 20, 1899.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EsTIIER P. II. cARRAwAY, OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, ASSIGNOR OF Two- THIRDS TO FRANK N. BILISOLY, O HUDSON, OF CHAPEL HILL, TEXAS EsAME PLACE, AND ALEXANDER s.

COMBINED TRUNK AND DRESSING-CASE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 630,587, dated August 8, 1899.

Application filed March 20, 1899.

T aZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, ESTHER P. H. CARRA- WAY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Portsmouth, in the county of Norfolk and State of Virginia, have invented a new and useful Combined Trunk and Dressing-Case, of which the'following is a specification.

This invention relates to a combined trunk and dressing-case; and the object of the invention is to provide a simple and eflicient device of the character specified having a large amount of space for receiving difierent articles of wearing-apparel and for inclosing various kinds of'toilet appliances, which are accessible on lifting the lid, and the construc tion is such that the mirrors inclosed cannot be broken during railway shipment or transportation of the combined trunk and case or while moving it from room to room, and as two difierent articles are combined in one device a material saving in space in a house is obtained, this being "particularly desirable when the room containing the same is very small.

With these ends in view the invention consists in the combination of elements and in the construction and arrangement of parts, which will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

To enable others to understand the invention, I have illustrated the preferred embodi-- ment thereof inthe accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a combined trunk and dressing-case constructed in accordance with my invention, with the swingdown front open and the lid up and the drawers out. Fig. 2 is a front View of the trunk with the swing-down front up and with the lid raised, the lid of the fixed upper compartment being also elevated. Fig. 3 is a transverse central section. Fig. 4is a perspective view of the lid and the adjacent part of the body of the trunk with the two mirrors open. Fig. 5 is a similar view showing the mirrors as being in oblique alinement and as upheld by a prop. Fig. 6 is a transversecentral section of the same.

suitable shape and size and which is connecting the same, and said three walls are Serial No. 709,794. (No model.)

Similar characters denote like and co'rre- 5o sponding parts in each of the several figures of the drawings.

The combined trunk and case includes in its construction a body which may be of any structed of material usually employed in manufacturing this class of devices, and it 'may'becovered with any suitable material,

which'ma'y be ornamented to any extent and bound or reinforced by brass or other metallic strips.

The body of the trunk is denoted by B and the lid or cover by L, and said body has two duplicate side walls 2 and a rear wall 3 consecured to and rise from the bottom 4. The body has a swing-down front wall 5 hinged at its lower end to the bottom 4 and consisting in turn of twosections of substantially the same size and which are denoted by 6, and these two sections are adapted when in their normal position to be in alinement, thereby presenting'a continuous structure, and they are hinged at their adjacent or meeting edges, and the upper section is adapted to fold inward and upon the lower section when the front wall of the trunk is swungdown to obtain access to the drawers or trays therein. The upper section extends below its hinged joint with the lower section, which prevents it'being shifted outward. The two parts 6 will beheld in rigid relation when in their normal position by means of'clasps 7 or other ncloses in its upper side the fixed tray T, consisting of abottom S and a front wall 9, theside and rear walls of the trunk-body constituting the sides and rear of said fixed tray, and said tray will be padded interiorly thereof with plush or other soft material, while like cloth is secured to the inner side of the cover 10 for said tray, so that delicate articles can be placed within the latter without fearof breakage orinjury. The fixed tray is supported at the front by the strip 12 and at the sides by corresponding strips 13, secured respectively to the opposite sides of the body.

The body of the trunk incloses the drawers or sliding trays 14, one located above the other and resting upon the strips 15, secured within the trunk one series above the other, and one of these drawers is adapted to contain one kind of wearing-apparel, while the other is adapted to receive different kinds. \Vhile two drawers are shown, it is evident that this number can be varied, and they will be provided with pulls or knobs to facilitate their being drawn out or returned for the purpose of removing articles.

The lid L is made comparatively deep and it has a series of three compartments formed, respectively, by the opposite ends of the tray and by the dividing-strips or flat partitions 16, secured therein and resting against the board 17 in said tray, and these compartments are lined with plush or similar mate rial and are intended usually for containing perfume-bottles and other articles of glass. The middle compartment is covered by the rectangular flap 18, which is hinged at its lower end in said lid and fits snugly within the same and overlaps slightly the end compartments of the three just mentioned. The flap 19 is hinged to the fiap18 and fits fiatwise against the same and is snugly inclosed by the lid when the latter is shut or down. The inner faces of the two connected flaps are provided with mirrors, as 20, one of which is materially larger than the other and which can be used for different purposes, and

' the larger mirror is surrounded by a continuous line of padding, as 21, while the flap 18, which carries the smaller mirror, is similarly provided, so that when the two flaps are folded upon each other the faces of the mirrors cannot come directly in contact, butare separated or spaced apart by the two pads. The smaller flap of the two in addition to the mirror can be provided with a picture of the owner of the device, and his name can beinscribed at one side of the picture, while the trade-mark name of the trunk can be printed upon the opposite side. The top of the cover 10 of the fixed tray within the trunk is covered also with plush, as it will be remembered that the two connected flaps 18 and 19, when said trunk is shut and the lid is down, lie against said cover, and the plush cover serves to prevent breakage of the two mirrors. The plush coverings and paddings may be in different colors, thereby producing different or patriotic efiects.

When the lid of the trunk is open, the connected flaps 18 and 19 can be lifted and the upper one can be swung around and its end inserted between the sides of the lid', thereby presenting the smaller mirror at the proper angle of observation from a person in front, and the larger mirror will also be disposed at the proper angle and for employment from the rear of the trunk.

Changes in the form, proportion, size, and the minor details of construction within the scope of the appended claims may be resorted to Without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

In Figs. 5 and 6 the parts 18 and 19 are represented as being in oblique alinement, where they are held by props, as 40, hinged within the lid of the trunk and adapted to bear against the lower section 18, and the latteris equipped with one or more pivoted clasps 41, adapted to engage the back of the upper part 19 to hold it in proper relative position, as indicated clearly in Fig. 6.

Having thus described the invention,what I claim is 1. In adevice of the class specified, the combination with a body having a swing-down front wall, of a lid hinged to said body, afixed tray disposed in the upper side of the latter and having a flap, a series of drawers supported below said fixed tray, two hinged flaps one of which is smaller than the other and is hinged to the lid interiorly thereof and both of which are provided with mirrors, and lines of padding secured to the last-mentioned flaps and surrounding the mirrors, substantially as described.

2. In a device of the class specified, the combination with a body having a swing-down front wall, of a lid hinged to said body, a fixed tray disposed in the upper side of the latter and having a flap, a series of drawers supported below said fixed tray, two hinged flaps one of which is smaller than the other and is hinged to the lid interiorly thereof and both of which are provided with mirrors, and lines of padding secured to the last-mentioned flaps and surrounding the mirrors, a lining of plush for said fixed tray and the flap thereof, and partitions dividing the lid into a series of compartments, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto afiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ESTHER P. H. OARRAYVAY.

Witnesses:

L. M. SILVESTER, J. B. WHITEHURST.

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